Wimbledon exclusive: Carlos Alcaraz hopes Daniil Medvedev will feel nerves playing on Centre Court in semi-final

Carlos Alcaraz says he hopes Daniil Medvedev will feel the same nerves he has experienced on Centre Court when they face each other in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Alcaraz has reached the last four at SW19 for the first time in his career after a comfortable straight-sets win over Holger Rune on Wednesday. Ad The 20-year-old shares a 1-1 head-to-head record with his semi-final opponent Medvedev.

The world No. 1 won their last meeting 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells final in March. WimbledonAlcaraz beats Rune to reach first Wimbledon semi, Medvedev through with Eubanks win17 HOURS AGO Medvedev will make his first Centre Court appearance this year when the pair meet on Friday.

Medvedev has won all four of his matches this year on Court 1. Speaking exclusively to Eurosport's Mats Wilander after his victory over Rune, Alcaraz says the «aura» of Centre Court can cause problems for players. «I didn't expect to win 3-0 [against Rune],» the Spaniard said.

«He's a really tough opponent, I'm sure we're going to have a lot of great moments. »We're going to play a lot of matches as well. I knew that for him it was not easy to play a quarter-final against me in the Centre Court.

It was his first time on Centre Court so I expect that but hopefully had a great game. «The aura that you live on Centre Court is different than the other ones. »I can only talk with my limited experience, but for me the first time playing on Centre Court was really tough to deal with the nerves about playing in this beautiful court.